Lori Whitaker Captures EWGA Championship; Madison Scramble defends title

Lori Whitaker of Cumming, Georgia, a member of the Atlanta chapter has won the EWGA Championship, the largest amateur women’s golf competition in the United States. Whitaker captured the title shooting two rounds of 76 for a 36-hole score of 152. Jewel “Kip” Malick of Rockwell, Texas and Patty Kimball of Scottsdale Arizona placed second and third respectively.

Shelly Armstrong, Teri Redmond, Sarah Dekraay and Ginger Zimmerman of the Madison, Wis. Chapter successfully defended their scramble division title, winning for the fourth consecutive year. Although their mighty Badgers suffered a great loss to the pesky Wolverines on Saturday, these ladies stayed focused and hit some specacular shots to score a gross 59 for a net 61 on the final day of play.


This Championship Finals was really one to remember. The beautiful scenery, the well manicured golf courses, the fun, the friendship and the great rounds of golf all contributed to a very successful event. Hopefully the EWGA Championship Finals will return to the Reserve and the Pacific Northwest sometime in the future. Until then we will continue along with the rotation and make our way back to the East for 2009.

The 2009 EWGA Championship Finals will be held on Sept. 25-26 at the beautiful PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, FL. Players will enjoy one of the two Tom Fazio designed courses at PGA and will also be able to stay right on site either at the Hilton Garden Inn or the Perfect Drive Golf Villas. More information to come, so please visit the EWGA Championship page on EWGA.com for additional information as it becomes available.


Thank you to all the the participants and volunteers who supported the 2008 Championship series and congratulations to the following winners:

*indicates scorecard playoff

Championship Flight (Handicap 0 – 8.0):
1st Low Gross: Lori Whitaker, Cumming, GA, Atlanta, GA chapter - 152
2nd Low Gross: Jewel Malick, Rockwell, GA, Dallas, TX chapter – 153*
3rd Low Gross: Patty Kimball, Scottsdale, AZ, Phoenix-Valley of the Sun, AZ - 153

1st Low Net: Robin Banner, Knoxville, TN, Greater Knoxville, TN chapter - 141
2nd Low Net: Jeri Roche, Neptune Beach, FL, Jacksonville, FL chapter -- 143*
3rd Low Net: Beth Rinehold, Santa Barbara, CA, Santa Barbara chapter - 143

First Flight (Handicap 8.1 – 16.0):
1st Low Gross: Julie Shore, Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Triangle, NC chapter - 156
2nd Low Gross: Kerry Timm, Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay, FL chapter - 161
3rd Low Gross: Angie Browning, Neptune Beach, FL, Jacksonville, FL chapter - 165

1st Low Net: Christine DeRienzo, Old Bethpage, NY, Long Island, NY chapter - 139
2nd Low Net: Shelly Weiss, Southfield, MI, Metro Detroit, MI chapter - 141
3rd Low Net: Marceia Cox, Bartlett, TN, Memphis, TN chapter - 142

Second Flight (Handicap 16.1 – 24.0)
1st Low Gross: Stacey Weitzel, Pasadena, MD, Baltimore Regional, MD chapter - 169
2nd Low Gross: Nancy Heldt, Boise, ID, Boise-Treasure Valley, ID chapter - 182
3rd Low Gross: Angi Livermore, Princeton Junction, NJ, Central New Jersey - 183

1st Low Net: Bridget Albosta, Walnut Creek, CA Northeast Bay, CA chapter - 136
2nd Low Net: Ingrid Roosild, Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque chapter - 143
3rd Low Net: Gretchen Evanco, Twinsburg, OH, Akron, OH chapter - 145

Third Flight (Handicap 24.1 – 32.0)
1st Low Gross: Jackie LeBlanc, Scarborough, Ontario, Greater Toronto chapter - 193
2nd Low Gross: Lisa Smith, Novato, CA, Sonoma-Marin-Napa, CA chapter - 194
3rd Low Gross: Chris Mortensen, Glendale, WI, Milwaukee, WI chapter - 196

1st Low Net: Diane Madigan, Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth/Metroplex, TX chapter - 136
2nd Low Net: CJ Ensign, Boise, ID, Boise-Treasure Valley, ID chapter - 140
3rd Low Net: Mary Jo Burke, Bonita Springs, FL, Naples, FL chapter - 141

Fourth Flight (Handicap 32.1 – 40.4)
1st Low Gross: Lisa Lowe, Overland Park, KS, Kansas City Metro chapter - 199
2nd Low Gross: Linda McAlister, Novato, CA, Sonoma-Marin-Napa chapter - 207
3rd Low Gross: Carol Hecht, Waukesha, WI, Milwaukee, WI chapter - 211

1st Low Net: Michelle Boyer, Miami, FL Miami, FL chapter - 135
2nd Low Net: Jackie Dixon, Bridgeton, MO, St Louis, MO chapter – 140*
3rd Low Net: Madeleine Terenzio, Stamford, CT, Fairfield County, CT - 140

The 36-hole scramble winners:
First Place Team: Madison WI chapter – net 126
Shelly Armstrong, Madison, WI, Terri Redmond, Madison, WI
Sarah Dekraay, Madison, WI, Ginger Zimmerman, Sun Prairie, WI

Second Place Team: Akron, OH chapter – net 133*
Terry Baxter, Solon, OH, Sue Williams, Chardon, OH
Diane Rothers, Chargin Falls,OH, Maria Kamenos, Chardon, OH

Third Place Team: Tampa Bay, FL chapter – net 133
Chris Daywalt, Clearwater, FL, Kim Byle, Dunedin, FL
Cathy Ford, Largo, FL , Michele Pontious, Clearwater, FL